GUEST: Mark Avent, President of Carolina Canners Inc, and Pepsi of Bennetsville, SC

Mark Avent is the President and Chairman of the Board of Carolina Canners Inc, and the President of Pepsi Cola of Bennetsville. Carolina Canners owns Pepsi of Florence and Pepsi of Greenville.

Mark joins "No Stop Lights with Ken Ard" and tells the interesting history of how the Avent family began in the beverage business in the Pee Dee area of South Carolina. He walks us through the evolution of the business and why community involvement is so important to them.

https://pepsi-florence.com/

Episode Sponsors:

Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop

McCall Farms

MPD Electric Cooperative

McLeod Health

Victor's Restaurant in Hotel Florence

Carolina Bank

PLC Commercial Real Estate

Francis Marion University

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GUESTS: John Etheridge and Chris Scott with PLC Commercial Real Estate

https://www.plccommercial.com/

Episode Sponsors:

McLeod Health

Victor's Restaurant in Hotel Florence

Carolina Bank

Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop

McCall Farms

MPD Electric Cooperative

PLC Commercial Real Estate

Francis Marion University

#nostoplights #kenard #florencesc #plccommercial

GUEST: George Jebaily, Attorney and Florence City Councilman on the history and future of Florence

George Jebaily, local attorney and member of Florence City Council joins "No Stop Lights with Ken Ard".

In this episode, George talks about his family moving to Florence, his passion for downtown development, and why he decided to get into politics. He tells a detailed story on how the improvements to Levy Park came about.

This episode was recorded on June 5, 2024. The democratic mayoral primary is June 11, 2024. George explains why he has endorsed Florence City Councilwoman Lethonia "Peaches" Barnes for Mayor.

Episode Sponsors:

Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop

McCall Farms

MPD Electric Cooperative

McLeod Health

Victor's Restaurant in Hotel Florence

Carolina Bank

Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

PLC Commercial Real Estate

Francis Marion University

If you like what you hear, please subscribe to the channel!

#nostoplights #kenard #florencesc #nostoplightswithkenard #jebaily #florencecitycouncil #lawyer #citycouncil

GUEST: Rick Havekost, owner of Micky Finn's in Florence, SC

Rick Havekost joins "No Stop Light with Ken Ard" this week and tells the Micky Finn's story. We guarantee you'll learn something you didn't know!

Episode Sponsors:

Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop

McCall Farms

MPD Electric Cooperative

McLeod Health

Victor's Restaurant in Hotel Florence

Carolina Bank

Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

PLC Commercial Real Estate

Francis Marion University

If you like what you hear, please subscribe to the channel!

#nostoplights #kenard #florencesc #mickyfinns #partyshop #nostoplightswithkenard

GUESTS: Ken Jackson and Rhett Spencer of PLC Commercial Real Estate

https://www.plccommercial.com/

Episode Sponsors:

McLeod Health

Victor's Restaurant in Hotel Florence

Carolina Bank

Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop

McCall Farms

MPD Electric Cooperative

PLC Commercial Real Estate

Francis Marion University

#nostoplights #kenard #florencesc #plccommercial

SPECIAL GUEST: Shane Beamer, Head Football Coach, University of South Carolina talks NIL...and more

In this special "Garnet Trust" edition of "No Stop Lights with Ken Ard", our guest is University of South Carolina Head Football Coach Shane Beamer.

Coach Beamer discusses coaching in the NIL college football era.

Episode sponsor : Micky Finn's

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#gamecocks #universityofsouthcarolina #nil #shanebeamer #kenard #nostoplights #mickyfinns #gamecockfootball #garnettrust

GUEST: Stephen Wukela, Attorney and former Mayor of Florence, SC

On this episode of "No Stop Lights with Ken Ard", Ken talks to Attorney and former Mayor of Florence, SC Stephen J. Wukela. Ken and Stephen may not agree on much politically, but they certainly agree on Florence downtown revitalization and development. You'll hear how some of the downtown growth came about.

It's the "Life and Times of Stephen Wukela!" You'll learn about his growing up, education, and career path into politics. Stephen tells the story about how he won the Florence Mayor's race by just one vote!

Episode Sponsors:

McLeod Health

Victor's Restaurant in Hotel Florence

Carolina Bank

Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop

McCall Farms

MPD Electric Cooperative

PLC Commercial Real Estate

Francis Marion University

If you like what you hear, please subscribe to the channel!

#nostoplights #kenard #florencesc #wukela

GUESTS: Octavia Williams-Blake and Charity Gerald from McLeod Health discuss workforce recruiting

Octavia Williams-Blake, Chief Human Resources Officer / Senior Vice President and Charity Gerald, Director of Workforce Development join "No Stop Lights with Ken Ard" to talk about workforce recruitment at McLeod Health.

McLeod Health is the largest employer in the area. There are many career paths available at McLeod. On this episode, you'll learn about how their career recruiting has changed with the times.

Who knows, you may be inspired to consider a career with McLeod!

Episode Sponsors:

McLeod Health

Victor's Restaurant in Hotel Florence

Carolina Bank

Pepsi Cola of Florence, SC

Micky Finn's One Stop Party Shop

McCall Farms

MPD Electric Cooperative

PLC Commercial Real Estate

Francis Marion University

If you like what you hear, please subscribe to the channel!

#nostoplights #kenard #florencesc #mcleodhealth #mcleod